{"id":1591,"date":"2019-02-08T10:35:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/02\/08\/1583203-how-to-get-the-epp-code-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:18:18","slug":"1583203-how-to-get-the-epp-code-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583203-how-to-get-the-epp-code-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get the EPP Code at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">If you wish to <b>transfer<\/b> <b>your domain from Hostinger<\/b> to another provider, you&rsquo;ll most likely need an authorization code (EPP code) to verify that the domain name belongs to you.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Some <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/what-is-tld#Different_Types_of_Top-Level_Domains\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">TLDs<\/a><\/b> have <b>special transfer requirements <\/b>&ndash; learn more about them in the articles below:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"\/support\/1771588-all-about-co-uk-domain-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Transferring .co.uk domains<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"\/support\/1771890-all-about-eu-domain-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Transferring .eu domains<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"\/support\/9209139-how-to-transfer-a-es-domain-to-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Transfer .es domains<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">For other domain extensions, you can get the <b>transfer authorization code<\/b> by going to the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/domains\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Domains<\/a> <\/b>section of hPanel, and clicking on <b>Manage <\/b>next to the domain you want to transfer:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/01\/cea83ac2-b38b-4e48-9535-b170497ab4d4.jpg\" alt=\"The Manage button in the Domains section \"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">The code is displayed in the <b>Domain Overview<\/b> section as <b>Authorization code <\/b>&ndash; click on the eye icon to view it:  <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/1e3949a4-dfee-4b4b-9198-5fdc9abc81af.jpg\" width=\"473\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Once you have the code, you can initiate the domain transfer, given that the following requirements are also met: <\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">More than <b>60 days<\/b> have passed since the domain was registered or transferred<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The domain is <b><a href=\"\/support\/4791444-how-to-lock-or-unlock-a-hostinger-domain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">unlocked<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"\/support\/1583419-how-to-enable-whois-privacy-protection\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Privacy protection<\/a><\/b> is disabled<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The provider you&rsquo;re transferring the domain to might have additional requirements, so you may also contact them beforehand &#128161; 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